Primer catcher



F. FOSTER PRIMER CATCHER Sept. 12, 1950 Filed April 11, 1949 7 INVENTOR.franZ' 1 352 97 A'ITD RN EYS 2,521,843: p Y liiicij yien oATeHn a V I Frnkfiiiister,iilovisdNtMg 2, 1.1 I ames prilfll,IMQZ SeriaENQQMGfl l"feta. (circa-Q13 v The present invention relates to the general classof ammunition and explosive-charge making, including manually operatedre-loading im-' plements, and more specifically to an improved primercatcher or collector for interchangeable use with a cartridge re-loadingtool, to prevent waste of spent primers and to collect such primers forsubsequent use. The primary purpose of the invention is the provision ofan accessory for the re-loading tool that may readily be mounted inoperative position and attached by means of quick-detachable fastenersto the frame of the implement, without obstructing the necessarymovements of operating parts of the tool.

The portable catcher or collector includes a minimum number of partsthat may be manufactured with facility and low cost of production, andthe parts may be assembled with convenience to provide an accessory thatmay be applied to the tool with a minimum expenditure of time and labor.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts as will hereinafter be describedand more particularly set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a complete example of aphysical embodiment of my invention in which the parts are combined andarranged in accord with one mode I have devised for the practicalapplication of the principles of my invention. It will however beunderstood that changes and alterations are contemplated and may be madein these exemplifying drawings and mechanical structures, within thescope of my claim, without departing from the principles of theinvention.

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing porv tions of a well-knowncartridge re-loading implement with which my primer catcher is equipped.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the collector or catcher detached fromthe tool; and

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the collectorlooking toward the front.

In order that the general arrangement and utility of parts may readilybe understood I have shown in Fig. l a re-loading tool, or hand operatedimplement including the casting or frame F that is affixed to a suitablesupport or bench B. Some of the operating parts of the tool areindicated, as a detachable cartridge holder H which forms a post thatpasses through the portable collector or catcher, a priming arm M thatis pivotally mounted at P on the frame, and the spindle S with lock nutsN.

The catcher or collector for the spent primers as they fall from theoperating parts of the tool,

is seated on'the frame and surrounds the holder 1 in position to recoverthe falling primers, without obstructing the operation of the-pivotedpriming arm, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

As here shown the collector or catcher includes a preferably rectangularand flat tray of metal, hardened plastic, or other suitable materialhaving a bottom I, provided with a circular hole or aperture 2 that isadapted to slipover the holder H in position forthe bottom of the trayto rest upon the tubular base 3 of the tool frame F.

The tray is fashioned with a front wall l that is cut away or centrallyslotted at 4a, the back wall 5 of the tray is preferably higher than thefront wall, and the two side walls 6, 6, of the tray have downwardlysloping edges 1, 1, to the front wall 4.

To provide quick-detachable fastening means for holding the tray inoperative position; and to support an elastic, resilient, and flexibleclosure for the front slotted wall that will permit unobstructedoperation of the priming arm 'M,

the tray is equipped with a pair of laterally spaced exterior bracketsfor the fastening means and the flexible wall portion.

As here shown the brackets are each made up from wire stock that isfolded and bent by suit able tools to form a horizontally disposed bently spaced from the exterior face of an adjoining side wall of the tray,and a hook In that depends slightly below the bottom of the tray. I

To provide a double thick and depressible closure for the front slottedwall of the tray that is located in the path of movement of the pivotedarm M, a band of rubber II, which may be fashioned of other elastic,resilient, or flexible material, is stretched across the outer face ofthe front slotted wall, and the looped ends of the band are mounted uponthe two spaced posts 9, 9.

As a quick-detachable fastener for holding the tray in seated positionon the base 3 of the frame I employ another endless band of rubber, orother elastic and resilient material as l2. One end of this flatteneddouble thick band is looped around one of the hooks, then passed underthe base portion 3 of the frame, and the other end of the looped band issnapped over the second hook at the opposite side of the tray, fordetachably holding the tray in operative position.

After the tray has performed its required functions in collecting thespent rimers, the collector may readily be detached from the tool topermit further and additional operations of the re-loading implement.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

In the primer collector as described, the combination with a tray havinga flat bottom provided with a central aperture, a slotted., ,front wall,a rear'wall of greater height than'the iront' wall and side wallstapering downwardly from the rear wall to the front wall, of a pair oflater.- ally spaced brackets mounted on the exterior of the tray, eachof said brackets including -anattaching shank secured to the lowersurface of the tray at opposite sides thereof, an upright post extendingupwardly from the shank parallel to the side walls and a depending hookextending below the plane of the lower surface of the bottom, an elasticband having its ends mounted on the hooks, an elastic band mountedagainst the exterior face of the slotted wall, and the ends of thesecond elastic band being mounted on the upright posts.

FRANK FOSTER.

REFERENCES CITED 7 The following references are of-record in the file'of this patent: UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1 555,876Norrington Mar. 3, 1896 1,233,873 I-Iall July 17, 1917 1,565,369Ishikawa Dec. 15, 1925 1,734,122. Glaspy l Nov. 5, 1929 1,852,580Kaminski Apr. 5, 1932

